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February 3: Day of the Week
February 3, 2024 was the 34th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 332 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.
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Here’s the February calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
February 3 Historical Event(s)
313
Edict of Milan: Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius met at a conference in Milan. They proclaimed a policy of religious freedom, ending the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire.
1637
Tulip mania collapses in the United Provinces (now the Netherlands) as sellers could no longer find buyers for their bulb contracts.
1783
American Revolutionary War: Spain recognizes United States independence.
1830
The sovereignty of Greece is confirmed in a London Protocol.
1947
The lowest temperature in North America is recorded in Snag, Yukon.
1958
Founding of the Benelux Economic Union, creating a testing ground for a later European Economic Community.
1959
A plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa kills Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson and the incident becomes known as The Day the Music Died.
1961
A protest by agricultural workers in Baixa de Cassanje, Portuguese Angola, turns into a revolt, opening the Angolan War of Independence, the first of the Portuguese Colonial Wars.
2011
All available blocks of IPv4 internet addresses are officially distributed to regional authorities.
2030
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Dog in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on February 3?
1809
Felix Mendelssohn, German composer (d. 1847)
1887
Juan Negrín, Spanish Prime Minister (d. 1956)
1893
Gaston Julia, French mathematician (d. 1978)
1899
Lao She, Chinese writer (d. 1966)
1924
E. P. Thompson, English socialist historian, (The Making of the English Working Class), (d. 1993)
1934
Juan Carlos Calabró, Argentine actor
1943
Shawn Phillips, American singer, guitarist and songwriter
1955
Kirsty Wark, British broadcast journalist
1971
Rockwilder, American hip-hop/R&B producer
1987
Angela Fong, Canadian professional wrestler, model, cheerleader
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters EYHOIMQB? Check your answers here: Word scramble EYHOIMQB. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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